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Are you a Beatles person or an Elvis person?

According to this deleted scene from Pulp Fiction, there are two types of people. Beatles people and Elvis people. Beatles people can like Elvis, and Elvis people can like The Beatles, but nobody likes them both equally. Somewhere you have to make a choice and that choice tell you who you are.
Are you a Beatles person or an Elvis person?

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Because I saw Elvis live on tv when I was a kid and fell in love I have to say him. Ed Sullivan Show. They were both unique, yes; but Elvis was incredibly handsome and quite the innovator back then. I loved the Beatles, too. (-;

Beatles. Always imitated, never duplicated. I grew up listening to the Beatles. I grew up listening to my parents talk about the Beatles. I learned to play the guitar listening to the Beatles. Nobody in my lifetime has duplicated the ability to sort of feel good about stuff through music as the Beatles. I am not sure how anybody could justify disliking the Beatles. The stuff that was popular when I was a kid was either grim, mysogynistic, or manufactured. Something very honest about the music they made. Simple in a way, but universal in appeal.

If you asked me anytime prior to two months ago I would have said Beatles, but then I went to Graceland and Sun Records in Memphis and sort of “fell for” the legend. I can’t not appreciate the aesthetic ties to the Mississippi delta as well as the many stories of his generosity.

Two interesting factoids about Elvis: 1. More people watched his live concert from Hawaii than watched the moon landing, and 2. He became an international superstar despite not having ever performed outside of the U.S.

Elvis. If I had to pick one either Elvis song or Beatles song to listen to for the rest of my life, and no others, it would be “Blue Christmas” by the Elv. Illuh havuh uh huh bluuuuee ahhhhhh chrizmuz….uhwithout you uh.

And, Elvis was a fox. And I just find him more interesting. Also very sad.